It is with a very heavy heart that I share with YCCC the passing of John
Kaufmann, W1FV, after a
brief illness. John was 72 years old.
John was a life-long New Englander, born in Connecticut. A long-time
member of the YCCC,
John was a reliable source of helpful, technical guidance within the
club, as well as
within the broader amateur radio community. He was an extremely
accomplished Electrical
Engineer with an undergraduate degree from MIT (where he was also a
track star) and PhD from
Cornell University. In addition to ham radio, John enjoyed a wide
variety of hobbies and
interests: car racing; cycling; music; and a champion of Alzheimer's
research, a disease
that claimed his mother, Mimi.
John was an expert in low band propagation. He was a member of many YCCC
multi-op teams,
including the KC1XX contesting team for nearly 30 years. He was a warm
and unassuming human
being, always willing to educate, and had an incredible sense of humor
with an infectious
giggle. The KC1XX team is heartbroken over his loss.
73,
Dave KM3T
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